# NTSB IAD79FID17: Cessna 152, N757YV, Walkerton, VA, May 16, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 16, 1979
- Place: Walkerton, VA · WALKERTON, VA
- Location: 37.7263° N, 77.0227° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walkerton, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7263&lon=-77.0227&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 5, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD79FID17
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID17

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1572  79/5/16    WALKERTON,VA        CESSNA 152          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 48, 395
        TIME - 1850                    N757YV              PX-  0  0  0  CHECK                     TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WOODBURY FARM
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ASHLAND,VA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           CHECK PILOT - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
        REMARKS- DEMONSTRATION SHORT-FLD TKOF.ABORTED AFTER L/O.UNABLE TO STOP ON REMAINING RWY.BIENNIAL REVIEW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N757YV](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N757YV-2008-09-16), registration cancelled 2008-09-16, S/N 15280118, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 152
- Registry model: [Cessna 152](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-152) (registry code 2071835) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-235 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (registry code 41505, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Woodbury Farm

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19790516008489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790516008489A), May 16, 1979: Cessna 152, Walkerton, VA, Substantial damage. Aborted takeoff from a short field, ran off rwy and hit trees. Pilot receiving biennial flt review.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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